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By Bill Ferguson
Published Aug 16, 2012 by VMware Press. Part of the VMware Press Certification series.

Copyright 2013
Dimensions: 7-3/8″ x 9-1/8″
Pages: 624
Edition: 1st

Book
ISBN-10: 0-7897-4931-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-7897-4931-4

Trust the bestselling Official Cert Guide series from VMware Press to help you learn, prepare, and practice for VCP5 exam success. They are the only VMware authorized self-study books and are built with the objective of providing assessment, review, and practice to help ensure you are fully prepared for your certification exam.

The Official VCP5 Certification Guide presents you with an organized test preparation routine through the use of proven series elements and techniques. “Do I Know This Already?” quizzes open each chapter and enable you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section. Exam topic lists make referencing easy. Chapter-ending Exam Preparation Tasks help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly.

• Master VMware VCP510 exam topics
• Assess your knowledge with chapter-opening quizzes
• Review key concepts with exam preparation tasks
• Practice with realistic exam questions on the DVD

The Official VCP5 Certification Guide focuses specifically on the objectives for the VCP510 VMware Certified Professional on vSphere 5. VMware Certified Instructor (VCI) Bill Ferguson shares preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills. Material is presented in a concise manner, focusing on increasing your understanding and retention of exam topics.

The companion DVD contains a powerful Pearson IT Certification Practice Test engine that enables you to focus on individual topic areas or take a complete, timed exam. The assessment engine also tracks your performance and provides feedback on a module-by-module basis, laying out a complete assessment of your knowledge to help you focus your study where it is needed most.

Well-regarded for its level of detail, assessment features, comprehensive design scenarios, and challenging review questions and exercises, this official study guide helps you master the concepts and techniques that will enable you to succeed on the exam the first time.

The official study guide helps you master all the topics on the VCP510 exam, including:

• Understanding how virtualization can best be integrated into today’s real-world IT environments
• Recognizing what to change, and what to leave alone
• Planning, installing, configuring, and upgrading vCenter Server and VMware ESXi Planning and configuring vSphere networking and storage
• Deploying and Administering Virtual Machines and vApps
• Establishing and Maintaining Service Levels
• Performing basic troubleshooting
• Monitoring vSphere implementations
• Managing vCenter Server alarms
• Preparing for the future of VMware virtualization

The Official VCP5 Certification Guide is part of a recommended learning path from VMware that includes simulation and hands-on training from authorized VMware instructors and self-study products from VMware Press. To find out more about instructor-led training, e-learning, and hands-on instruction offered worldwide, please visit www.vmware.com/training.

Pearson IT Certification Practice Test minimum system requirements:
Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista (SP2), or Windows 7;
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 Client;
Microsoft SQL Server Compact 4.0;
Pentium class 1GHz processor (or equivalent);
512 MB RAM;
650 MB disc space plus 50 MB for each downloaded practice exam

Also available from VMware Press for VCP5 study is The Official VCP5 Certification Guide Premium Edition eBook and Practice Test available exclusively from pearsonITcertification.com. This digital-only certification preparation product combines an eBook with enhanced Pearson IT Certification Practice Test.

This integrated learning package:

• Allows you to focus on individual topic areas or take complete, timed exams
• Includes direct links from each question to detailed tutorials to help you understand the concepts behind the questions
• Provides unique sets of exam-realistic practice questions
• Tracks your performance and provides feedback on a module-by-module basis, laying out a complete assessment of your knowledge to help you focus your study where it is needed most

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By Eric Maille, René-Francois Mennecier
Published Aug 20, 2012 by VMware Press. Part of the VMware Press Technology series.

Copyright 2013
Dimensions: 7″ x 9-1/8″
Pages: 336
Edition: 1st

Book
ISBN-10: 0-321-83221-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-321-83221-4

Every year, datacenter managers must deliver more services faster, with greater flexibility. They must efficiently handle soaring amounts of data, and unprecedented levels of complexity. And they must do all this with lower budgets and fewer resources. Datacenter virtualization with VMware’s vSphere® 5 is the best way to achieve these goals and to accelerate your transition to cloud services. VMware vSphere® 5: Building a Virtual Datacenter brings together all the practical knowledge you need to evaluate, plan, implement, and manage vSphere 5 in your datacenter environment.

Top datacenter virtualization consultants Eric Maillé and René-François Mennecier begin by introducing vSphere 5 from the viewpoint of the datacenter manager and professional. They present essential definitions, advantages, and functions; review vSphere 5’s architecture; and introduce core components  such as vCenter Server and ESXi 5.0.

Next, Maillé and Mennecier turn to implementation, presenting detailed examples, schemas, and best practices drawn from their extensive experience. They share practical insights into budgeting, scheduling, and planning; choosing the right architecture; and integrating vSphere with existing datacenter elements, including servers, storage, clusters, network infrastructure, and business continuity plans. They conclude  with a start-to-finish case study: a datacenter virtualization project designed to support specific  business objectives.

Coverage includes

•    Assessing the potential benefits of datacenter virtualization in your environment
•    Organizing and managing a smooth migration to the virtualized datacenter
•    Anticipating specific challenges and risks associated with datacenter virtualization
•    Making tradeoffs to optimize stability, elasticity, scalability, and cost
•    Choosing the best installation/configuration options for your environment
•    Effectively linking vSphere 5 virtualization  to existing datacenter elements
•    Driving more value from vSphere 5’s powerful new datacenter features
•    Providing storage to efficiently support your hosted VMs, now and in the future
•    Managing limited memory and other  server constraints
•    Leveraging new options for service continuity and high availability
•    Using backup architecture as a lever to  reduce costs

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• Book
• ISBN-10: 1-58720-438-X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-58720-438-8

Product Description

New Edition of Best Selling Official Cert Guide: Updated Content, New Exercises, and Expanded Coverage — PLUS includes CCNA Network Simulator Lite Edition with 21 free CCNA Network Simulator Labs

The new edition of bestselling CCNA 640-802 Cert Library, Updated Third Edition by Wendell Odom is a comprehensive review and practice package for the latest CCNA exams. The two books contained in this package, CCENT/CCNA ICND1 640-822 Official Cert Guide, Third Edition, and CCNA ICND2 640-816 Official Cert Guide, Third Edition, present complete reviews and a more challenging and realistic preparation experience. The books have been refreshed to provide updated coverage of critical exam topics such as IP addressing, subnetting, TCP/IP and OSI networking models, VLSM, route summarization, and IP access control lists.

Learn, prepare, and practice for exam success

• Master all CCNA 640-802 exam topics with the official study guides
• Assess your knowledge with chapter-opening quizzes
• Review key concepts with exam preparation tasks
• Practice with realistic exam questions on the DVDs
• Learn from 60 minutes of video mentoring
• Apply concepts within Networking Simulator lab exercises

Best-selling author and expert instructor Wendell Odom shares preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills. The books present you with an organized test preparation routine through the use of proven series elements and techniques. “Do I Know This Already?” quizzes open each chapter and enable you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section. The master tables of exam topics makes referencing easy. Chapter-ending Exam Preparation Tasks help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly. A final preparation chapter guides you through tools and resources to help you craft your final study plan. Special troubleshooting sections help you master the complex scenarios you will face on the exam.

The companion DVDs contains the powerful Pearson IT Certification Practice Test engine, complete with hundreds of well-reviewed, exam-realistic questions. The assessment engine offers you a wealth of customization options and reporting features, laying out a complete assessment of your knowledge to help you focus your study where it is needed most. This new edition also includes a free copy of the CCNA Network Simulator Lite edition complete with meaningful lab exercises, which help you hone your hands-on skills with the Cisco user interface for routers and switches. The DVDs also contain more than 60 minutes of personal video mentoring from the author focused on subnetting.

Well-regarded for its level of detail, assessment features, and challenging review questions and exercises, these official study guides help you master the concepts and techniques that will enable you to succeed on the exam the first time.

CCNA 640-802 Cert Library, Updated Third Edition, is part of a recommended learning path from Cisco that includes simulation and hands-on training from authorized Cisco Learning Partners and self-study products from Cisco Press. To find out more about instructor-led training, e-learning, and hands-on instruction offered by authorized Cisco Learning Partners worldwide, please visit: www.cisco.com/go/authorizedtraining.

Wendell Odom, CCIE No. 1624, is the most respected author of Cisco networking books in the world. His past titles include books on the entry-level Cisco certifications (CCENT and CCNA), the more advanced CCNP, and the industry-renowned CCIE. His books are known for their technical depth and accuracy. Wendell has worked as a network engineer, consultant, instructor, course developer, and book author, and he has produced videos, software, and blogs related to Cisco certifications. His website with links to various study tools and resources is at http://www.certskills.com.

These official study guides help you master all the topics on the CCNA exams, including:

• TCP/IP and OSI networking models
• Operating Cisco routers and LAN switches
• Ethernet switch configuration and troubleshooting
• Virtual LANs and Spanning Tree Protocol
• Wireless LANs
• IP addressing and subnetting
• Routing protocols
• Router configuration and troubleshooting
• Static and connected routes
• VLSM and route summarization
• IP access control lists
• OSPF and EIGRP configuration
• WAN configuration and troubleshooting
• Frame Relay
• Network Security and VPNs
• NAT
• IPv6
• Troubleshooting

Includes CCENT/CCNA ICND1 640-822 Official Cert Guide, Third Edition and CCNA ICND2 640-816 Official Cert Guide, Third Edition

Free CCNA Network Simulator Labs:

ICND1

1.   Configuring IP Addresses I

2.   Configuring IP Addresses II

3.   Connected Routes

4.   Static Routes I

5.   Static Routes II

6.   Subnet Zero I

7.   Loopback Interfaces

8.   Subnetting and Addressing I Configuration Scenario

9.   Static Routing I Configuration Scenario

Free CCNA Network Simulator Labs:

ICND2

1.   EIGRP Serial Configuration I

2.   EIGRP Serial Configuration II

3.   EIGRP Serial Configuration III

4.   EIGRP Frame Relay Configuration I

5.   EIGRP Frame Relay Configuration II

6.   EIGRP Route Tuning I

7.   EIGRP Route Tuning II

8.   EIGRP Neighbors II

9.   EIGRP Neighbors III

10. EIGRP Serial Configuration Scenario

11.  EIGRP Configuration Scenario

12.  EIGRP Metric Manipulation Configuration Scenario

Companion DVDs

The DVDs contain two ICND1 practice exams, two ICND2 practice exams, two free, full CCNA practice exams, CCNA Network Simulator, Lite Edition, and 60 minutes of video training.

Includes Exclusive Offer for 70% Off Premium Edition eBook and Practice Tests

Pearson IT Certification Practice Test minimum system requirements:

Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista (SP2), or Windows 7; Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 Client; Microsoft SQL Server Compact 4.0; Pentium class 1GHz processor (or equivalent); 512 MB RAM; 650 MB disc space plus 50 MB for each downloaded practice exam

This volume is part of the Official Cert Guide Series from Cisco Press. Books in this series provide officially developed exam preparation materials that offer assessment, review, and practice to help Cisco Career Certification candidates identify weaknesses, concentrate their study efforts, and enhance their confidence as exam day nears.

• Book
• ISBN-10: 1-58720-435-5
• ISBN-13: 978-1-58720-435-7

Product Description

New Edition of Best Selling Official Cert Guide: Updated Content, New Exercises, and Expanded Coverage — PLUS includes CCNA Network Simulator Lite

The new edition of bestselling CCNA ICND2 640-816 Official Cert Guide by Wendell Odom has been updated to refresh the content, add new exercises, and enhance certain topics that are key to understanding for success on the CCNA exams. Chapters on VLSM, route summarization, and IP access control lists have been completely revised. In addition the book contains new practice exercises for all three of these topics to help reinforce the concepts and increase computation speed for exam preparation.

Learn, prepare, and practice for exam success

• Master CCNA ICND2 exam topics
• Assess your knowledge with chapter-opening quizzes
• Review key concepts with exam preparation tasks
• Practice with realistic exam questions on the DVD
• Learn from 60 minutes of Video mentoring
• Apply concepts within Network Simulator lab exercises

CCNA ICND2 640-816 Official Cert Guide, Third Edition is a best of breed Cisco exam study guide. Best-selling author and expert instructor Wendell Odom shares preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills. The book presents you with an organized test preparation  routine through the use of proven series elements and techniques. The master table of exam topics makes referencing easy. “Do I Know This Already?” quizzes open each chapter and enable you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section. Chapter-ending Exam Preparation Tasks help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly. A final preparation chapter guides you through tools and resources to help you craft your final study plan. Special troubleshooting sections help you master the complex scenarios you will face on the exam.

The companion DVD contains the powerful Pearson IT Certification Practice Test engine, complete with hundreds of well-reviewed, exam-realistic questions. The assessment engine offers you a wealth of customization options and reporting features, laying out a complete assessment of your knowledge to help you focus your study where it is needed most. This new edition also includes a free copy of the CCNA ICND2 640-816 Network Simulator, Lite Edition, complete with meaningful lab exercises, which help you hone your hands-on skills with the Cisco user interface for routers and switches. The DVD also contains more than 60 minutes of personal video mentoring from the author focused on subnetting.

Well-regarded for its level of detail, assessment features, and challenging review questions and exercises, this official study guide helps you master the concepts and techniques that will enable you to succeed on the exam the first time.

CCNA ICND2 640-816 Official Cert Guide, Third Edition is part of a recommended learning path from Cisco that includes simulation and hands-on training from authorized Cisco Learning Partners and self-study products from Cisco Press. To find out more about instructor-led training, e-learning, and hands-on instruction offered by authorized Cisco Learning Partners worldwide, please visit http://www.cisco.com/go/authorizedtraining.

Wendell Odom, CCIE No. 1624, is the most respected author of Cisco networking books in the world. His past titles include books on the entry-level Cisco certifications (CCENT and CCNA), the more advanced CCNP, and the industry-renowned CCIE. His books are known for their technical depth and accuracy. Wendell has worked as a network engineer, consultant, instructor, course developer, and book author, and he has produced videos, software, and blogs related to Cisco certifications. His website with links to various study tools and resources is at http://www.certskills.com.

The official study guide helps you master all the topics on the CCNA ICND2 exam, including

• VLANs and Spanning Tree Protocol
• Static and connected routes
• VLSM and route summarization
• IP Access Control Lists (ACLs)
• Routing protocol theory
• OSPF and EIGRP
• Troubleshooting
• Point-to-point WANS and Frame Relay
• Frame Relay
• Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
• Network Address Translation (NAT)
• IPv6

Companion DVD

The DVD contains two free, complete ICND2 practice exams and two free, full CCNA practice exams, CCNA ICND2 Network Simulator, Lite Edition, and 60 minutes of video training.

Includes Exclusive Offer for 70% Off Premium Edition eBook and Practice Test.

Pearson IT Certification Practice Test minimum system requirements:

Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista (SP2), or Windows 7; Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 Client; Microsoft SQL Server Compact 4.0; Pentium class 1GHz processor (or equivalent); 512 MB RAM; 650 MB disc space plus 50 MB for each downloaded practice exam

This volume is part of the Official Cert Guide Series from Cisco Press. Books in this series provide officially developed exam preparation materials that offer assessment, review, and practice to help Cisco Career Certification candidates identify weaknesses, concentrate their study efforts, and enhance their confidence as exam day nears.